Podcasts: Bill Newman

Bill Newman

The Bill Newman Show. Weekdays at 9AM. Join Bill & Monte Belmonte as they talk with news-makers, elected officials, authors, artists, poets, and ‘fish wrap’ about the day’s headlines.

Recent guests include authors Senator Elizabeth Warren (Persist); Larry Tye (Demagogue: The Life and Long Shadow of Senator Joe McCarthy); Daniel James Brown (Facing the Mountain); Chuck Collins (The Wealth Hoarders and Born on Third Base).

The Bill Newman Show 12.23

Get depressed (and fight back) with Kade Crockford, Massachusetts ACLU privacy & technology guru; lighten up with Pam Victor of the HA…

The Bill Newman Show 12.20

Mary Witt and Anand Nayak make beautiful music; curator Joan Ryan- beautiful murals she restored  make Northampton history come alive.

The Bill Newman Show 12.19.13

Aleks Kajstura, PPI Legal Director on prison gerrymandering;  Paint Box Theatre’s Tom McCabe on Santa; The Rev and the Rebbe…

The Bill Newman Show 12.18.13

NCA Executive Director Penny Burke rocks out on First Night; Katryna Nields rocks the house. And Professor Max Page throws a…

The Bill Newman Show 12.17.13

Lee Woodruff on In An Instant–the IED in Iraq that literally ripped her husband Bob, the ,ABC news anchor, apart.…

The Bill Newman Show 12.16.13

The Supreme Court’s human genome patent case with ACLU Women’s Rights Project attorney Sandra Park (who won the case), UMass…

The Bill Newman Show 12.13.13

Nation magazine correspondent & author of Dollarocracy John Nichols; Mount Holyoke College President and medical ethicist Lynn Pasquerella; filmmaker Michael Zimbalist.

The Bill Newman Show 12.12.13

Valley Gives!  Kristin Leutz and Julie Lichtenberg; Peter Blanchette & Dan Thomas; The Rev and the Rabbi.

The Bill Newman Show 12.11.13

Eureka! and Girls Inc! Leah and  Elisha ; Sarah Dunton, Suzanne Parker, Simi Hoque,& Geisha Uroza.

The Bill Newman Show 12.10.13

Dr.Ira Helfand on 2 billion lives at risk; Jane Yolen and Burleigh Muten celebrate Emily Dickinson on her birthday; & James Kichen…

Recent Headlines

16 hours ago in National

Two National Guard members shot in Washington, D.C., and their condition isn’t known, AP sources say

A suspect is in custody in the shooting of National Guard members in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday, police said.

22 hours ago in National

National Parks to raise fees for millions of international tourists to popular US parks

The National Park Service said Tuesday it is going to start charging the millions of international tourists who visit U.S. parks each year an extra $100 to enter some of the most popular sites, while leaving them out of fee-free days that will be reserved for American residents.

22 hours ago in National, Trending

Trump spares turkeys — but not his political opponents — at annual pardoning ceremony

President Donald Trump didn't bring much holiday cheer Tuesday when bestowing ceremonial pardons on two Thanksgiving turkeys, dispensing more insults than goodwill at the traditional White House ritual.

22 hours ago in Lifestyle, Trending

What’s open on Thanksgiving? Not much, as many stores rest — or prepare — ahead of Black Friday

With Thanksgiving and the formal launch of the holiday shopping season this week, Americans will again gather for Turkey Day meals before knocking off items on their Christmas gift lists.

22 hours ago in Sports, Trending

Under a cloud, the Olympic flame begins its journey to the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics

The Olympic flame began its journey Wednesday to the Milan Cortina Winter Games — missing a little of its usual magic. Bad weather lashing western Greece forced organizers to move the torch-lighting ceremony indoors, from Olympia's ancient stadium and temples to a nearby museum.